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Freeman’s Features Fine Art by Sarah McCoubrey, Jim Dine, and Pablo Picasso
Sarah McCoubrey is an American contemporary landscape artist. She explores the influence of time on the environment through painting and drawing. Her artwork evokes the Hudson River School style and subtly reminds the viewer of a contemporary time and place. The upcoming Freeman’s auction will showcase a painting by Sarah…
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Louis Icart’s Etching Comes to Auction With Dane Fine Art
The French artist Louis Icart was a leading figure of the Art Deco movement. He was best known for his etchings depicting glamorous women in states of undress. In the upcoming Halcyon Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art, Dane Fine Art will showcase an etching by Louis Icart. It depicts…
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Turner Auctions Offers 19th-Century Silver, Works by Picasso and Chagall
Turner Auctions’ August sale of Russian porcelain, Nailsea glass, and jewelry will feature a collection of sterling flatware with several maker’s marks, including George Gilliam, Phillip Weekes, and Green & Cadbury. The 88-piece, shell-patterned collection has 13 serving pieces and dozens of spoons, forks, and knives. The fine arts category…
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Rare Books, Chryssa Vardea Sketches, and Estate Sale Finds at Millea Bros. Ltd.
The upcoming online-only ABC: Estate Finds & Books auction at Millea Bros. Ltd. will feature a selection of rare books from the 19th and 20th centuries. One notable lot is a first edition copy of William Faulkner’s Idylls in the Desert. Signed by the author, this issue is #304 of…
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The Graffiti Spaghetti of Mr. Doodle
Mr. Doodle. Image from Sotheby’s. “I want to label myself ‘Mr. Doodle’ – the person who doodles everywhere,” says Sam Cox. Better known as Mr. Doodle, Cox debuted in the auction industry last spring. In August of 2020, he became an art market sensation when his painting Spring (2019) sold…
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Brutalist and Modernist Jewelry by William De Lillo and Robert Clark Leads Doyle’s Upcoming Sale
Belgium-born designer William De Lillo started his career working for Cartier, Harry Winston, and Miriam Haskell. At Miriam Haskell, he met head designer Robert E. Clark, with whom he founded William De Lillo Ltd. in 1968. Inspired by the cultural changes around them, the duo pioneered ‘gender bending’ jewelry for…
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Impasto Grid Painting by Alfred Julio Jensen Highlights Upcoming Brunk Auctions Sale
Concrete abstract art painter Alfred Julio Jensen is famous for his grid-like paintings with vibrant colors. The artist was fascinated by numbers, patterns, and color theory. Encouraged by Saidie Alder, his patron, Jensen refined his work during the 1950s. He started to incorporate his knowledge of philosophy and systems into…
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GIA-Certified Jewelry & Picasso Pottery Available at Kodner Galleries
This month, Kodner Galleries will bring a selection of GIA-certified diamonds, fine art, and collectibles to the auction block. The upcoming 322-lot sale will begin at 6:00 PM EDT on June 9th, 2021. Collectors can participate live on Bidsquare. GIA 8.06 Carat Oval Cut Diamond Several GIA-certified gemstones and jewelry…
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Around the Auction World: May 2021
This time last year, the auction industry was at a standstill, hoping to wait out a pandemic. As it became clearer that those efforts were futile, the focus turned to bidding online, adapting to live streams, and building all-digital viewing rooms. May 2021 offered a sneak peek at how the…
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Rembrandt & Picasso Lead Sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints
Pablo Picasso, Fumeur à la Cigarette Rouge, color aquatint, 1964. Sold for $42,500. OLD MASTER THROUGH MODERN PRINTS Sale 2566; May 6, 2021 Sale total: $1,802,911 Estimates for sale as a whole: $1,651,400–$2,521,600 We offered 455 lots; 355 sold (78% sell-through rate by lot) All prices include Buyer’s Premium. New…
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Akiba Brings to Auction East Coast Estate Finds and Mid-Century Design
Akiba Antiques will present nearly 700 lots on May 27th, 2021 in the upcoming East Coast Estate Finds sale. Bidding starts at 12:00 PM EDT on LiveAuctioneers. This cross-category event offers lighting and candelabras, fine art, glass vessels, mid-century design, and more. Billy Baldwin Decorative Elephant Sconces A set of…
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Roy Lichtenstein’s Important Contemporary Print Highlights Bonhams Sale
Bonhams’ upcoming sale will present an important contemporary print from Roy Lichtenstein, a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. In the available Sweet Dreams Baby! print, Lichtenstein employs his signature Benday dots technique. The method is primarily used by comic strips and newspapers to indicate texture. According to the…
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Take It to the Banksy: Art World’s Revered Prankster and Provocateur Leads Heritage Auctions Event
NOLA(White Rain) from 2018 realizes $162,500 to top ‘blockbuster’ April 22 Prints & Multiples sale Banksy_NOLA_White_Rain_2008_Heritage_Auctions DALLAS, Texas (April 23, 2021) – Heritage Auctions’ latest Prints & Multiples Signature Auction, held Thursday, fetched $1.9 million. That nearly doubled the pre-auction estimate for the 81-lot event, due in large part to the overwhelming…
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Palm Beach Modern Auctions Offers Selection of Contemporary Art & Design
Pop artist George Segal’s work interacts directly with the viewer’s psychology, a difference compared to other 20th-century Pop art that focused on daily mass-produced objects. The New York-based sculptor was famous for his life-sized human body sculptures hosted in public spaces like coffee shops and train stations. His figurative sculptures…
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Rembrandt, Monet, Picasso & More in Old Master Through Modern Prints at Swann Galleries May 6
Albercht Dürer, The Birth of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1503. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. New York—Old Master Through Modern Prints are at auction Thursday, May 6 at Swann Galleries. Prints feature in the sale, from Northern Renaissance and Golden Age icons Dürer and Rembrandt to Impressionist collaborations, European Modernists, and…
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Freeman’s Modern Art Sale Spotlights 20th-Century Abstraction
Freeman’s Modern art auction, scheduled for this May, explores the growth and spread of Modernism. Starting with Post-War art, the catalog highlights the links between some of the 20th century’s leading artists. 56 works of fine art will hit the auction block on May 11th, 2021. Bidding will start at…
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Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art Sale Features Barbara Hepworth Torso Sculpture
Freeman’s upcoming Modern and Contemporary Art auction will present a major bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth. One of Britain’s first abstract sculptors, Hepworth found inspiration in the Yorkshire countryside where she grew up. The naturalistic stone-like sculptures of Hepworth’s early career gradually evolved to include sharp edges and more human…
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Painting of Picasso's Muse, Estimated at $55 Million, Will Lead Christie’s New York Auction
“Mademoiselle, you have an interesting face. I would like to paint your portrait,” Pablo Picasso reportedly said to Marie-Thérèse Walter, who would later inspire many of his sculptures, canvases, and drawings. Although she did not have the slightest idea about Picasso or his work, Walter was enchanted by his charm.…
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Tamara de Lempicka’s Glamorous Artwork and Its History at Auction
“Among a hundred paintings, you could recognize mine”- Tamara de Lempicka Tamara de Lempicka, a noteworthy female artist of the Art Deco era, was famous for her expressive and sensual female paintings. Her inter-war artworks earned her the nickname ‘the baroness with a paintbrush.’ Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)Image source: Famous…
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Artworks by Old Masters and 21st-Century Icons Share the Spotlight in Upcoming Evening Sale
Edvard Munch was an Expressionist painter best known his iconic painting titled The Scream. The Norwegian artist explored the human psyche to create symbolic scenes. Munch’s artworks mainly captured human emotions like love, fear, anxiety, and death. The upcoming Sotheby’s evening sale will feature artworks by Old Masters and 21st-century…
